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TOUR
PACKAGE visiting ATHENS and EGYPT including islands and Nile
cruise |
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DAY
01 - Arrival to Athens Airport: |
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Arrival
to Athens Airport and meet for transfer on to the hotel. Rest
of the day is then at leisure (as per your flight arrival time).
Overnight in Athens. |
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02 - Athens to Mykonos *by ferry or flight: |
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Breakfast,
check-out and meet in the hotel lobby for transfer to the port
(or airport) to depart on the morning ferry (or flight) to the
wonderful island of Mykonos. On arrival meet for transfer to
the hotel with remainder of the day and evening at leisure.
Overnight in Mykonos. |
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03 - Mykonos: |
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Breakfast
at hotel with the full day at leisure for you to enjoy exploring
around the town with its cobbled streets and white washed buildings.
You could also take the half day excursion to the nearby uninhabited
island of Delos to visit the sacred archaeological site if you
wish. Mykonos is also famous for its cosmopolitan nightlife
so be sure not to miss out. Overnight stay in Mykonos. |
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04 - Highspeed ferry to Santorini: |
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morning is free at leisure to do some further sightseeing or
relax on the beach. In the early afternoon meet in the hotel
lobby for transfer to the port to board the highspeed ferry
for travel on to the island of Santorini, famous for its majestic
cliffs and breathtaking sunsets. Again on arrival you will be
met for transfer to the hotel with the evening at leisure. Overnight
in Santorini. |
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05 - Leisure time in Santorini: |
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Breakfast
at hotel and free at leisure for you to relax on one of the
many beaches that this island has to offer, maybe even do some
snorkelling or diving. There are also various day excursions
by bus and boat that take you to visit the volcano, thermal
springs and villages. Overnight Santorini. |
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06 - Ferry or flight to Athens: |
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Today
it is time to make the return voyage to Athens by using either
the standard or highspeed ferry or alternatively by flight if
you prefer a quicker option. Meet in the hotel for transfer
to the port or airport for departure and on arrival to Athens
again meet for transfer to hotel. Overnight Athens. |
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07 - Athens Sightseeing and flight to Cairo: |
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Breakfast,
check out and meet in the hotel lobby to depart on the half
day tour of Athens City centre which includes a visit to the
Acropolis, the Parthenon and the Acropolis Museum. During the
tour you will also have the chance to view other important sights
such as the Evzones in their picturesque uniform, Presidential
Palace, Hadrian’s Arch and Temple of Zeus. After tour,
free time at leisure until the transfer on to Athens Airport
for flight to Cairo (flight on Egypt Air or Olympic Air subject
to time and date of travel required). On arrival to Cairo Airport
meet for transfer on to hotel with the remainder of evening
at leisure. Overnight in Cairo. |
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08 - Tour of Giza and train Cairo to Aswan: |
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Breakfast,
check out and meet with your guide to begin the tour with a
visit to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt dating from 3100BC
which contains the beautiful representation of King Ramsis II
through his colossal statue. Then proceed on to Sakkara where
you visit the world-famous Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the oldest
known of Egypt's 107 Pyramids. At Pyramids area, visit the Three
Pyramids built for Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren & Mycerinus
on the Giza Plateau and the mysterious Sphinx. After the tour,
transfer on to Cairo Rail Station for departure on the overnight
train to Aswan. Overnight onboard train, dinner included. |
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DAY
09 - Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor: |
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On
arrival to Aswan Rail Station meet for transfer to board the
Nile Cruise. Embarkation before lunch. Then depart with the
tour guide to visit the High Dam, one of the biggest dams in
the world and was an engineering miracle when it was built in
the 1960's. Then proceed to the Unfinished Obelisk, a huge obelisk
incompletely carved that shows the techniques ancient Egyptians
used. At the end, visit Philae Temple which was dedicated to
Goddess Isis and is now reassembled at a new site on Agilika
Island about 500km from its former site on Philae Island. (If
time of cruise allows, additional or alternative morning excursions
can be added to either Abu Simbel or felucca ride to view Elephantine
Island, Plantation "Kitcheners" Island and Agha Khan
Mausoleum.) Overnight onboard Nile Cruise. |
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DAY
10 - Nile Cruise to Kom Ombo and Edfu: |
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Cruise
sails to Kom Ombo and upon arrival visit The Temple of Sobek
and Haroeris, dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek. The temple
stands at a bend in the Nile where in ancient times sacred crocodiles
basked in the sun on the river bank. Return to the cruise and
sail to Edfu. On arrival visit the Temple of Horus, the largest
and most complete preserved Pharoanic temple combining Pharaonic
& Greek architecture. Overnight onboard cruise. |
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11 - Luxor and tour to West Bank: |
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Sail
to Esna then Luxor. On arrival to Luxor, move to the West Bank
of the Nile to visit the Valley of Kings and Queens, a vast
"City of the Dead" where magnificent tombs were carved
into the desert rocks and filled with treasures for the afterlife
by generations of Pharaohs. Proceed to the foot of the cliff
to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman who
ruled over Egypt in Pharaonic History. On the way back to the
River Nile, your road passes by the famed Colossi of Memnon,
known in Ancient Greek times for their haunting voices at dawn.
Return back to cruise and evening at leisure. Overnight onboard
Nile Cruise. |
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12 - Overnight train Luxor to Cairo (flights also available): |
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After
breakfast disembark from the cruise (around 10am). You then
have free time at leisure in Luxor until the early evening (8pm)
transfer to Luxor Rail Station for departure on the overnight
train back to Cairo (an optional extra morning excursion to
visit Luxor and Karnak Temples is available if you wish to include).
Overnight onboard train in sleeper car, dinner included. |
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13 - Egyptian Museum and Old Cairo Tour: |
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Arrival
to Cairo around 6am and meet for transfer to the hotel. At around
9am meet with the tour guide and depart on a sightseeing tour
to explore the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel of Saladin (Alabaster
Mosque and Tomb of the Ottoman ruler Mohamed Ali) along with
Old Cairo area where we can find a mixture between Islamic and
Christian Monuments such as: Abu Serga Church, Al Mo'allaqa
Church or Hanging Church which are dated back to the beginning
of the 5th century AD and are built in the basilica style. Overnight
in Cairo. |
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DAY
14 - Departure: |
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Breakfast,
check out and as per your international flight time transfer
on to Cairo Airport. |
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